18-letter words containing i, f, h

self-extinguishing — to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle.
shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
shoot from the hip — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
sit at the feet of — to be an admiring disciple of
sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
slip of the tongue — If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
smooth fox terrier — a breed of short-haired fox terrier with a mostly white, smooth coat.
sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
state of the union — A State of the Union speech or address is a speech, given once a year, in which the president of the United States talks about the current political issues that affect the country as a whole and about his plans for the year ahead.
sub-saharan africa — the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara desert
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
talk of the devil! — used when an absent person who has been the subject of conversation appears
the beautiful game — football
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
transmission shaft — a shaft that rotates transmitting motion from the engine to the differential gear
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
unification church — a religious sect that combines elements of Protestantism and Buddhism, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in 1954: many of its members live in communes sponsored by the sect.
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
white-fronted tern — a coastal bird of New Zealand and SE Australia, Sterna striata, with a long black bill, a white breast, and a forked tail
whitewater rafting — the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids
witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement
xenon hexafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 6 , that melts at 50°C to a yellow liquid, and boils at 75°C.
yelloweye rockfish — a red rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus, of waters along the Pacific coast of North America, having eyes that are yellow and possessed of strong, sawlike bony ridges on the head.

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